Legal Framework

• Brussels Pushes Back on Germany's 8% Streamer Investment Obligation; Berlin Says No EU Approval Needed

  Brussels Pushes Back on Germany's 8% Streamer Investment Obligation; Berlin Says No EU Approval Needed The FAZ reported on 9 September that the European Commission has criticised Germany's planned inv…

• France and South Korea Pledge €1 Billion as Macron’s Lumière Summit Presses Big Tech

  France and South Korea Pledge €1 Billion as Macron’s Lumière Summit Presses Big Tech At the first Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France and South Korea each committed €500 million to fund scre…

• InterDigital Wins Third UPC Injunction Against Disney, Covering Germany and the Netherlands

  InterDigital Wins Third UPC Injunction Against Disney, Covering Germany and the Netherlands The Unified Patent Court’s Düsseldorf division ruled Disney infringes an InterDigital patent on seamless vid…

• German Voice Actors File Antitrust Complaint Against Netflix Over AI Clauses

  German Voice Actors File Antitrust Complaint Against Netflix Over AI Clauses The Verband Deutscher Sprecher:innen asked the Bundeskartellamt to examine whether Netflix abuses market power by requiring…

• Google Escapes Ad Tech Breakup as Judge Orders Behavioural Remedies Only

  Google Escapes Ad Tech Breakup as Judge Orders Behavioural Remedies Only Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the DOJ’s demand that Google divest its AdX exchange and DFP ad server, ordering behavioural rem…

• FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over $20 Billion in Hidden Ad-Auction Surcharges

  FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over $20 Billion in Hidden Ad-Auction Surcharges The FTC and 22 state attorneys general sued Amazon on 31 August, alleging it secretly added a “soft reserve price” to its …

• FTC Finalizes $930,000 Settlement Over Fake AI Ad-Targeting Claims

  FTC Finalizes $930,000 Settlement Over Fake AI Ad-Targeting Claims The FTC voted 2-0 to finalize its consent agreement with Cox Media Group, which pays $880,000, and marketing firms MindSift and 1010 …

• Main Street Sports Group Sues Comcast and Charter Over Unpaid RSN Licensing Fees

  Main Street Sports Group Sues Comcast and Charter Over Unpaid RSN Licensing Fees Main Street Sports Group, former operator of the FanDuel-branded regional sports networks, filed suits in Delaware Supe…

• French Lawmakers Move to Make Streaming Subscription Sharing a Legal Right

  French Lawmakers Move to Make Streaming Subscription Sharing a Legal Right Two Socialist deputies have filed a bill in the National Assembly to legally secure "co-abonnement", guaranteeing subscribers…

• California AG Cancels Paramount Settlement Meeting, Accusing Ellison of 'Playing Games'

  Rob Bonta calls off Monday settlement talks with Paramount over the $111 billion WBD takeover, citing leaks and bad faith.